tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post5867489862504072706..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Crinoline Robot's vintage bimblingsMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-82449460406015306452015-07-10T22:20:05.086+01:002015-07-10T22:20:05.086+01:00Liking the look of the turban, lovely colours. Loo...Liking the look of the turban, lovely colours. Looking forward to seeing the cardi too, don't envy you all those ends. I have had no charity shop luck with clothes recently either. Where are they all?!Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-48914666421564803822015-06-25T20:27:22.265+01:002015-06-25T20:27:22.265+01:00Oh, those books, you lucky thing, you! I'd hav...Oh, those books, you lucky thing, you! I'd have pounced on them too.<br />Looking forward to seeing your Fair Isle when done.<br />I have some Denby, Savoy, plates, I remember my mother's friend had them when I was a child. I loved them because they had the little house and I used to make up stories to myself about who lived in it!LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-12174403675674939162015-06-22T21:21:45.141+01:002015-06-22T21:21:45.141+01:00I do like a bit of Denby; all our plates, most of ...I do like a bit of Denby; all our plates, most of our kitchenware in fact, comes from chazzas. <br />Looking forward to seeing the turban when it's finished - I like them on other people but sadly I look dreadful in them! Crimplene, on the other hand, is a joy, I love it! xxx Curtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-41144707094427739422015-06-22T14:59:29.036+01:002015-06-22T14:59:29.036+01:00I'm so excited to see your cardigan finished s...I'm so excited to see your cardigan finished soon. <br /><br />The problem with collecting china is that you think you don't have room, but somehow (as the china cabinet groans a bit more) you find it-or I do anyway! My weakness, I admit it. I've never seen that pattern, but it does have a Deco feel to it, and I like it very much (better look away before I get ideas of building a set Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-59893372432202594712015-06-22T14:00:40.654+01:002015-06-22T14:00:40.654+01:00I seem to have more luck with homewares than with ...I seem to have more luck with homewares than with clothes of late, that's for sure. I'f I had more room, I'd have a serious pottery hoard.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-31626663416159455552015-06-22T13:59:24.024+01:002015-06-22T13:59:24.024+01:00I love the Saint books, especially the early (1930...I love the Saint books, especially the early (1930s) ones,<br />but wasn't so much into the telly programme.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-55225102610563799272015-06-22T13:57:40.892+01:002015-06-22T13:57:40.892+01:00It's not moss stitch, though that's what I...It's not moss stitch, though that's what I thought it would be from the original photo. It's sort of halfway between moss and bobbles. The pattern is worked over repeats of four stitches and is:<br />Row 1: P3tog, (K1, m1, K1) into next stitch<br />Row 2: Knit<br />Row 3: (K1, m1, K1) into next stitch, P3tog<br />Row 4: Knit<br /><br />It produces a really nice-feeling fabric - I'Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-26126091950140690812015-06-22T13:09:12.748+01:002015-06-22T13:09:12.748+01:00They're great fun. Just the right amount of of...They're great fun. Just the right amount of off-the-wall, though the black and white ones are my favourites.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-38807338825726327502015-06-22T13:08:45.222+01:002015-06-22T13:08:45.222+01:00No, I shall wait for the UK broadcast. I've se...No, I shall wait for the UK broadcast. I've seen Russian websites do illegal copies of enough of the magazines I've worked on that I really don't want to encourage them. <br /><br />It's good to ket my knit together again; the fair isle did rather sap it.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-8092757786390900102015-06-22T13:04:50.478+01:002015-06-22T13:04:50.478+01:00I was amazed to see the Denby, though good china d...I was amazed to see the Denby, though good china does seem to pop up a lot in my local ones.<br /><br />One fo those little books has a whole chapter on foods for invalids. Mostly egg things.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-77919698695816465532015-06-22T11:25:11.754+01:002015-06-22T11:25:11.754+01:00Those books and the plates were a great find. Mum ...Those books and the plates were a great find. Mum & Dad had a Denby service as their wedding pressie in 1966. I donated it to the chazza when I cleared the house and it soon went. xxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-52021805307452937852015-06-22T09:48:09.779+01:002015-06-22T09:48:09.779+01:00I've never seen even a clip of The Avengers. O...I've never seen even a clip of The Avengers. Our one was The Persuaders and we moved on to The Saint, but it isn't half as much fun as the former and we only got two or three episodes in.<br /><br />And yes, Christopher Lee was incredibly handsome ❤ Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238571735302117986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-39697791932876143092015-06-22T08:16:47.236+01:002015-06-22T08:16:47.236+01:00Hooray for Agent Carter! You are my new TV guide. ...Hooray for Agent Carter! You are my new TV guide. Thanks. The turban looks great, is it moss stitch? Look forward to seeing your fair isle. Theodora goes Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087357670115884099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-68261882928195837732015-06-21T18:59:54.024+01:002015-06-21T18:59:54.024+01:00I've caught occasional episodes of The Avenger...I've caught occasional episodes of The Avengers and "The Winged Avenger" was one of them - so delightfully bonkers!Sadiehttp://ravelledsleeve.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-67363492746288355372015-06-21T18:10:48.754+01:002015-06-21T18:10:48.754+01:00Oo well done on the books and plates!! And I love...Oo well done on the books and plates!! And I love that you're knitting again, I hope you'll share some pics of the finished articles. I think you're terribly clever for having that skill, as I'm sure I've told you before.<br /><br />As for Agent Carter, if you can't wait, I've found it on a Russian website?! Let me know if you want the link.<br /><br />xxPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-55343665225846778932015-06-21T17:08:01.142+01:002015-06-21T17:08:01.142+01:00Your turban looks lovely. They are things that I h...Your turban looks lovely. They are things that I have seen few people wear but are really very elegant (and can hide a multitude of sins). The charity shops here are woeful. Full of Primark and not much else. Love your plates and cook books. Denby is lovely and hard to find second-hand. My Mum has one that belonged to my Dad's Mum. The recipes are hilarious, lots of offal and things needing 3Mother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.com